Hey everyone,

I just picked up a 68 Coupe project thats going to need quite a bit of work. What are everyones recommendations on a good repair manual and source?

 

Get a paperback shop Manual. They are available at any Mustang Supply place. They offer it in a C/D version also. The paperback is a little more much much more user friendly.

 

agree - get the factory shop manual - Us older guys tend to prefer the hard copy books but they are also available on CD. A book is easier to reference than a CD in most garages and less likely to malfunction if it gets oil or grease on it!

These are available from most of the large Mustang parts suppliers (e.g. Mustangs Unlimited, etc...).

Would also recommend requesting several different catalogs and "thumbing" through them to get an idea of price variations for similar parts. And when thinking about a purchase, it is not a bad idea to ask the Mustang forum members their experience with certain types of parts and their installation.

 

I also have the Haynes Repair Manual, Chiltons Repair Manual, andMustang Restoration Handbook (by Don Taylor).

Of the three, I probably found the Chiltons to be the single most useful. Haynes is a bit too technical for me as it assumes I know of to perform the individual steps. The Mustang Restoration Handbook is great for starters as it is describes typical pitfalls that you may not know about if just starting out and is fairly verbose.

When I'm performing a task, I generally read all three (and anything else I can find on the net).

I'm embarrased to admit I don'town a shop manual. I could definitely benefit from owning one.

 

Order a cataloug from CJ's Pony Parts, Virginia Classic Mustang, NPD, California Mustang Parts (I think thats thier name). Do a Google search for 68 Mustang Parts and order a cataloug from everyone that pops up.

 

After buying a shop manual, I chucked my Chilton's. The factory shop manual will tell you how to do nearly everything you might need to do to your car, and it will actually have accurate photos and diagrams, unlike Chilton's/Hayne's books.